Domo has not been around for long, but in the short time since its opening it has garnered a good reputation through word of mouth. I am pleased to inform you that the reputation is mostly well deserved. The restaurant’s simplistic, yet…

The restaurant Garðurinn, or as it is called in English, Ecstasy’s Heart Garden, is a small and friendly family-operated vegetarian restaurant, located on Klapparstígur, a little side street from Laugavegur. It does not exactly protrude when you pass it, but if vegetarian…

Humarhúsið is one of those restaurants where buffoons like myself find themselves at a terrible loss when it comes to figuring out how exactly one is supposed to commence eating any course that doesn’t require a spoon. Faced with the task of…

Known to most, if not all Icelanders, Hornið is a cosy little restaurant located on the corner of Hafnarstræti and Pósthússtræti. The fact that it opened its doors in 1979 places it among the oldest, still operating, restaurants in down-town Reykjavík. Hornið…

The restaurant Fish Market is the latest addition to the Icelandic restaurant flora. Co-owner and head chef, Hrefna Rósa Sætran has already amassed quite a reputation for her work as a chef, and is a permanent member or the Icelandic national team…

“Who decided that we should take these natural things that come out of the ground and put them in a big pot and heat them up?” said one of the owners of Ambrosia, Iceland’s first raw-food restaurant, on a recent visit from…

Having never heard of the Lobster Ship before, I didn’t quite know what to expect, but with a name like that, I assumed it was a seafood restaurant. I soon found out the cabdriver had never heard of it either, but armed…

Located in an old wooden house in the centre of town, Einar Ben is easily one of the most conveniently situated restaurants in Reykjavík. The house itself is a historical building from the turn of the 20th century where Einar Benediktsson, one…

A little over a week ago, a new fine dining destination, restaurant Le Rendez-vous, opened its doors in the city centre. It is best described as a traditional French restaurant, which features personal atmosphere, a tastefully decorated two-floored dining area and chefs…

We here at the Grapevine have been watching the construction of the Great Wall restaurant through our office windows the last few months, so it was with curiosity that we dined at this newest addition to Reykjavík’s restaurant scene on the Saturday…

B5 has put a lot of money into show: expensive accessories and the latest in Scandinavian design are undoubtedly meant to dazzle. Downstairs features a classy lounge and a “white whiskey room” made to look like the cellar of a pirate ship.…

Located on downtown Reykjavík’s main street, Laugavegur, Angelo is a bistro and bar with a relaxed and intimate feel. The fusion style restaurant offers bar and dining areas as well as a secluded terrace with outdoor seating. On Friday and Saturday nights,…

The Reykjavík Botanical Garden (Grasagarðurinn), located in the Laugardalur valley, is truly a hidden oasis in the city. Established in 1961, it contains a large collection of various plants and trees from all over the world, nice footpaths and a charming eatery…

On the inlet at Hlið lies one of Reykjavík’s best kept dining secrets. In what also has to be the best view from any dining room window in the capital area, homemade authentic Thai cuisine is served at the Home Restaurant and…

Café Roma is proof of the theory that the further you stray from the city centre, the fewer English inscriptions you will find. In that respect this café has all the attitude of a place that is tucked away in Breiðholt, when…

Victor is one of the many places in Reykjavík that try to maintain balance on the fine line between being a restaurant and a bar. Understandably, this can be a difficult line to tread since the bar format does not necessarily make…

Located on Austurstræti, in downtown Reykjavík, Thorvaldsen’s Bar is a hip bistro and bar with a relaxed feel. The restaurant offers bar, cafe and dining areas as well as an outdoor seating area. Averaging out at around 1500 ISK, the starter menu…

You can talk all you want about your braised lamb shanks, your fancy baked Alaskas, and your filet mignons in milky French sauces. But when it comes right down to it, if you were on death row and you had to pick…

One quiet Sunday evening I had the pleasure of finding out one of Reykjavík’s best-kept secrets, down by the old harbour. But don’t worry; it won’t stay secret for long. Good news tends to travel fast. Grandi, the old Reykjavík harbour area,…